Cronin implements new offensive system

Coach determined to get inside scoring game going this season

1:40 PM,
Oct. 24, 2013

Titus Rubles shot 33.8 percent last season, his percentage hurt by his 4-for-43 shooting from 3-point range. But even if you remove Rubles? errant long-range shooting from the equation, he shot just 42.8 percent from the field.

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It's no secret that the 2012-13 University of Cincinnati basketball team was built around veteran guards Cashmere Wright, JaQuon Parker and Sean Kilpatrick.

But as the season progressed, it became clear that the Bearcats lacked a consistent inside scoring threat to complement their perimeter game. Without a go-to player near the basket, opponents were able to gear their defense to reduce the impact of the Bearcats' perimeter game.